NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tillack’s Kukri Snakes
Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Oligodon tillacki, Tillack's kukri snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is endemic to India and is widely distributed in the western parts of the country.
Oligodon tillacki can grow to 650 mm (25.6 in) in snout–vent length.
Wikipedia contributors, Oligodon tillacki; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:04.356966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Oligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022
- Name authority
- Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022
- Common name
- Tillack’s Kukri Snakes
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyColubridae
- subfamilyColubrinae
- genusOligodon
- speciesOligodon tillacki Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe, 2022
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Oligodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ringed Kukri SnakeOligodon annulifer (Boulenger, 1893) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barron's Kukri SnakeOligodon barroni (Smith, 1916) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligodon booliati Leong & Grismer, 2004 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shorthead Kukri SnakeOligodon brevicauda Günther, 1862 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Assam Kukri SnakeOligodon catenatus (Blyth, 1855) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cantor's Kukri SnakeOligodon cyclurus (Cantor, 1839) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eberhardt’s Kukri SnakeOligodon eberhardti Pellegrin, 1910 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nagarkot Kukri SnakeOligodon erythrogaster Boulenger, 1907 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Namsang Kukri SnakeOligodon erythrorhachis Wall, 1910 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampton's Kukri SnakeOligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inornate Kukri SnakeOligodon inornatus (Boulenger, 1914) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Oligodon jintakunei Pauwels, Wallach, David & Chanhome, 2002 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Oligodon&species=tillacki Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:C7RPV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.